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Methadone diluted with contaminated orange juice or raspberry syrup as a potential source of disseminated candidiasis in drug abusers

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    C. Scheidegger

  2. Bacteriology Laboratory, University Hospital, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    R. Frei

  3. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Basel, Petersplatz 10, 4051, Basel, Switzerland

    J. Pietrzak

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Scheidegger, C., Pietrzak, J. & Frei, R. Methadone diluted with contaminated orange juice or raspberry syrup as a potential source of disseminated candidiasis in drug abusers. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 229–231 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967124

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